Praise my Soul the King of Heaven

[Rheinlander95]

What a strange concept.

[churchorganfan]

This hymn sounds like a combination of ''At The Lamb's High Feast'' and ''All Creatures Of Our God and King'' mixed together. Who agrees?

[churchorganfan]

I love this song! Heard it last year at a Mass I went to! Never played it though!

[muttiwilson]

Gives me chills!

[organrick]

You can fit at least 3 or 4 (or more) organs on that stage!

[organrick]

This isn't a church, it's the Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, MA, and it was an Organ Power concert. David Ogletree and Douglas Marshall are the local Rodgers organ retailers (Marshall and Ogletree Associates in Needham, MA-near Boston) I went to the Friday night concert (I think they also had it on Saturday.) They were showcasing the Rodgers organs against the Walcker organ that they have in the Music Hall.

[vaughnorganist]

There is definitely a man singing the descant as well.... "Ye behold him" You can tell a mile off ;) - Absolutely Spectacularly BRILLIANT! :D

[MrMusic1984]

I can't believe this is just the congregation singing. I can even hear some trying to sing the descant.

[ltk04gt]

where can i find the music that you used to play this hymn..i love the arrangement especially in the third verse. if you could tell it i would love that.

[organpower]

@ltk04gt The is all Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal). The third verse was somewhat embellished by playing the right hand 8va and filling in the chords in both hands as possible. Registration is what Virgil Fox called an "American Ensemble." He defined that as all the Strings, Flutes 8+4, light Principals (no upper work), Vox Humana, Tremulants, 32' through 8' in the Pedal and all the sub and super couplers in the organ.

[goodchappy]

That was impressive...how many organs can you have in one church?!

I don't think this kind of event would ever happen in the UK sadly.

They needed a conductor though as there were some timing issues which resulted in it being rather slow. Nice to hear the correct arrangements for each verse though.

[obxemt]

Wonderful!

[ihabhs]

Praise my soul the king of heaven. Great performence

[MoilAndToil]

why so many organs, was this an organ trade fair?

Maybe this well-endowed church could give one of their organs to the less well endowed in Africa, or some such needy place.

Biafra - there you go.

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[pipey61]

@MoilAndToil Yes, nothing comforts and aids needy places more than a pipe organ. Food, water, medicine, shelter, clothing, political stability, employment and education are such frills. But a pipe organ - now there's a necessity! How else can missions flourish?!

[YouAreQuiteRight]

@pipey61 Dear Pipey.,

Yes you are quite right; there is no point in having all those things if you have to live with no organ music.

Thanks for sending them your old spare one.

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[k999998]

This just great Music

[v1x4g2]

Thanks for posting this glorious hymn. I have goosebumps as I type this. 

[TSB12556]

Unfortunatly there isn't a place with organs like these in my town. :( Wisc is kind of far or I'd run over and sing along. :-)

[Charatza]

If organs are played this magnificently, one can never have "superfluous" sound in service to God. Coordinating two instruments this finely takes great skill and artistry. These players make a simple hymn into a magnificent anthem glorifying Him as well as doing full justice to one of the great musical treasure of Western art. Bravo to you both and to the audience. "He who sings, prays twice."

[marcfonline]

What a glorious hymn -- makes me wish I had been there at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall that day! The organs are just incredible, and I've got to say that I'm even blown away by the sound of the audience. (Could it be? Is that a descant I heard on the final verse?! Impressive!!)

[organpower]

Yes, descant it is! It was a full house, so we decided to give the audience the music and challenged them to sing the descant - and they did! It was a hair-raising experience.

[AECEntertainment]

@organpower which organist are you, the one at the walcker or the one at the rodgers?

cos the both organs are fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

but i would love to play the walcker

if only i lived in the states!!!!

keep doing what you do

fellow organist

Adam!!!!!

[organpower]

@AECEntertainment Hey, thanks so much! I'm Doug, playing the Rodgers on this one. The Walcker is certainly a magnificent treasure in our area!

[AECEntertainment]

@organpower have you ever had the opportunity to play the walcker though Doug?

i feel sorry for you and the rodgers being drowned out by it in the last verse by david and the monster

what are the other organs in the place!!!!!!

there are 4

the Walcker, the rodgers and what are the other 2 ???

if you could let me know

that would be great

keep up your wonderful inspiring playing

cheers, fellow organist, Adam!!!!!

[organpower]

@AECEntertainment I played the Walcker a couple of times on this program. The sight of four organs can be confusing. The console in the center of the case is the original Walcker tracker console before Skinner rebuilt the organ; the large one to the right is the current console; the 4-manual Rodgers we used on the Purcell is to the left; and, of course, the Rodgers we used for most of the duo stuff is in the center at audience level.

[AECEntertainment]

@organpower thanks doug

i like the fact that when david finnishes the first part of the intro, he relaxes and you take over

and yet the blend of the organs would make the untrained ear think that both consoles were connected to the pipes, verry smooth and slick doug!!!!!!

[AECEntertainment]

@organpower i just watched tumpet tune and air, you are both legendary!!!!

[AECEntertainment]

@organpower can you still play the original console or is that only for show now?

[nataliee12189]

Very nice video!!! and Wonderful music as well. =]

[nortoncheraw61]

Doug these youtube post are excellent. I hope there are more to come.

[jorobinson]

I hate to say it....too much of a good thing. One very fine organ is enough.

[coronation2000]

Well, don't say it then

[organisten]

@jorobinson yes you are absolutely correct. It is called over gilding the lily. I speak as an organist. At its *best* this is not actually achieving anything because the other organist is superfluous as I have already commented. To couple sounds together is the whole point of an *organ*, so having two organists like this is not like having too pianists for example. One would have been better using both organists at two separate concerts....

[neelsdp1]

Thanks for this posting! Magnificent!

[organisten]

Well... very nice indeed, but I think two organists is unnecessary. Superfluous. You are not really *adding* to the end result. But very nice all the same.

[AECEntertainment]

@organisten you can never have too many organists

i'd say that being one myself mind

[istop4red]

Wow.....we have a 968 at my church just like the one Doug Marshall plays here...and it really is this good!

[jingle737]

That was awesome!!!

[CanuckGamer33]

Wonderful video, beautiful music! What kind of camera is used here? Really nice picture quality! Thanks for sharing.

[dennisferrara1]

Fine arrangement for two instruments; the singing is really excellent. The 3 manual Rodgers works extremely well here! Thanks to David and Doug for the fine voicing!

[coolluke]

Why are there 4 consoles? Are there really 4 organs at this place?

[goalie7927]

The two consoles on the left (bottom one being played and upper left vacant) are Rodgers digital intruments installed in the hall for this concert. The console farthest to the rear is the original for the pipe organ permanently installed in this concert hall which has been replaced by the terraced four manual console being played on the far right.

[vaughnorganist]

Haha! 4 Pipe organs! cant be bad! Why is there four! and great playing mayte!

[ppaajjeerroo]

Simpleceter summa magnificat est, secula seculorum in excelsis magna

[snowy94]

Wanker

[coronation2000]

I'd like to clarify that the "wan ker' sobriquet goes to ppaajjeerroo

[bachluthology2]

one of the great hymn setting in the Lutheran Service Book page 793

[rrchapman]

@bachluthology2 Except that the descant used in this case is the one found in the Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church. I'd recognize it anywhere, as I've added some of the descant notes to help some of the daring sopranos in some of the small churches I've played in.

[DaperDan8]

looks like an organ showroom. strange.

[RobCharles1981]

Great Vid Thanks For Posting!

[CoutureOrganiste]

I love it when there are hymns during concerts and there are singers who sing the descants. That was awesome guys!!! First rate top notch!!!!!!

[organpower]

Thanks so much! The Methuen hall is a fantastic room for singing and with that great crowd there...well, we just had to do it. Thanks again!

[coutureorganist]

@CoutureOrganiste

wow my youtube account is 'coutureorganist' how nice to see that there is another organist with the name couture out there :P

nice to meet you! lol